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Preventive Conservation Working Group
Triennial Programme 2017-2020

Working Group Activities and Projects 2014–2017:

Specific themes for investigation

Within the framework of the 10 agents of deterioration (physical forces, fire, water, pests, incorrect temperature and humidity, light and radiation, contamination, criminal activity, and dissociation), our work will focus on questions dealing with:

Sustainability

What role does our profession play in the context of using energy more sustainably

Research pertaining to reduction in energy requirements

How can material wastage be reduced within workshops and stores

Efficiency (efficient and effective use of resources)

Prioritisation

Improved processes

Communication with organisational stakeholders and beyond

Ways of engaging with stakeholders

Consideration of audiences in the context of conservation

Visualisation of data and evidence

Digital technology and technical innovations

Innovative use of digital technology in preventive conservation

Development of digital tools in the context of preventive conservation

Projects/Activities

Communications:

Improving the Preventive Conservation working group’s communication with Working Group members through:

Regular emails

Social media

Website

Working Group Newsletters

Increase communications and engage with ICOM and ICOM-CC membership in China and the Far East

General:

Establish working relationships with INTERCOM, the ICOM International Committee for Museum Management, and ICAMT, the ICOM International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques